World War 1

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Across
  1. 3. was signed November 1918 to end WWI
  2. 6. was the first country to use gas against enemy troops in WWI.
  3. 7. The name given to Great Britain, France, and Russia during WW1.
  4. 9. note from German foreign secretary to Mexico
  5. 10. massive arms buildup late in Europe
  6. 12. treaty negotiated with Germany
  7. 14. was a battle that stopped the German advance
  8. 17. were the first to use flamethrowers in WWI
  9. 18. longest battle Feb-Dec 1916
  10. 22. most successful fighter pilot of the war
  11. 23. first use of poison gas
  12. 25. chlorine, Phosgene, and Mustard
  13. 27. became increasingly utilized for bombing
  14. 29. Many advances during WWI and it changed the way war was fought
  15. 31. one of the Triple Alliance(central powers)
  16. 32. British were not prepared for the victory
  17. 34. where they put the soldiers who were killed
  18. 35. joined WWI during the final year and half of fighting
  19. 37. mobilized 12 million troops during WWI, making it the largest army in the war
  20. 38. cut down many soldiers out of trenches and had cooling issues
  21. 39. Russia withdrew from the war due to civil unrest and revolt
Down
  1. 1. countries devoted all of their resources to the war effort
  2. 2. first US Marines in WWI combat - 4 June 1918
  3. 4. biggest slaughters in military history
  4. 5. launched burning fuel
  5. 8. first prototype tank
  6. 11. Russia defended Serbia & Germany supported Austria
  7. 12. designed to break the deadlock of trench warfare
  8. 13. Deep ditches to defend their positions and it stretched 400-500 miles across Western Europe
  9. 15. increased tension over territories and boundaries
  10. 16. Nickname of German submarines during WW1.
  11. 19. intensified rivalries between nations
  12. 20. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
  13. 21. Four empires collapsed after WWI: _______, Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian
  14. 24. Bertha The nickname of a German cannon that hurled an 1800lb shell a distance of 9 miles. Named after the wife of Gustav Krupp.
  15. 26. there were _____ major battles(hint: number)
  16. 28. Nickname of aerial battles during WW1.
  17. 30. treaties to defend one another in event of war
  18. 33. tanks were initially called
  19. 36. also known as “The Great War”